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Heimdall On Docker Container

Published Nov 18, 2022 by akkupy

Introduction¤

Heimdall is a way to organise all those links to your most used web sites and web applications in a simple way. Simplicity is the key to Heimdall. Why not use it as your browser start page? It even has the ability to include a search bar using either Google, Bing or DuckDuckGo.

Installation¤

Method 1 (Auto):¤

  1. Run the following script
wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akkupy/Homelab/main/scripts/install_heimdall.sh | bash

This will preserve any persistent data under /heimdall of User Directory, you can adapt the path to whatever suits you.

Method 2 (Manual):¤

  • Folder Setup Script

  • First thing we need to do is setup the folder structure.

Run the following code 

sudo mkdir -p /home/$USER/heimdall

  1. Now we need to move into that directory using the following:

cd /home/$USER/heimdall
3. Create a folder named config for storing heimdall configurations.

Run the following code 

sudo mkdir -p /home/$USER/heimdall/config
4. We now need to open the docker-compose.yml file using nano editor.

nano docker-compose.yml
Copy and paste the below Docker-compose exmple into the docker-compose.yml file.

NOTE : Change the TimeZone and Conflicting ports according to your needs.

IMPORTANT NOTE:Point the path to tvseries and movies according to your needs(External Drive is Recommended).

See example below: Docker-compose example:

version: "2.1"
services:
  heimdall:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/heimdall:latest
    container_name: heimdall
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=Europe/London
    volumes:
      - /home/$USER/heimdall/config:/config
    ports:
      - 4001:80
      - 4002:443
    restart: unless-stopped
4. Once you have done that press “Ctrl + X” then Y to save and “Enter” to exit the nano editor.

  1. To deploy the dockers run the following command:
sudo docker-compose up -d

This will take some time to finish.

  1. Once complete you can check that the docker containers exist by typing the following:
sudo docker ps

Or you can check in Portainer by logging in via your browser and navigating to “Containers“.

If you see any problems like “unhealthy” Please restart the container and all should be well.

Post Installation¤

Access the WebUI using https://raspberry_ip:4001.

(Optional): Configure Reverse Proxy using the documentation here